Craftsman 315.228110 - Manual (Page 31)

OPERATION
■ Move the bevel locking lever to the right for Angle
mode. Turn the blade adjustment handle until the
bevel indicator is at the desired angle. Push the
bevel locking lever securely to the left to lock the
angle,
■ Position the rip fence the desired distance from the
blade for the cut and lock securely.
■ Place a support {the same height as saw table)
behind the saw for the cut work. See Quick Fold
Table in Accessories on page 9.
■ Use a push stick to move small pieces of wood
past the blade. Never push a small piece of
wood into the blade with your hand.
■ Stand to the side of the wood as it contacts the
blade to reduce the chance of injury should
kickback occur.
Never stand directly in the line
of cut.
■ Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before
turning on the saw,
■ Let the blade build up to full speed before feeding
the workpiece into the blade,
TO MAKE A COMPOUND MITER CUT
This cut is made with both the miter fence and the
blade angled. Set the miter fence and the blade angle
with the procedures given earlier.
The miter fence must be on the left side of the blade.
It is highly recommended that you test the cut with a
piece of scrap wood. Become thoroughly familiar with
bevel cross cuts and miter cuts before attempting to
perform a compound miter cut.
TO MAKE A LARGE PANEL CUT
See Figure 46.
Make sure the saw is properly secured to a work
surface so it will not tip over under the weight of a
large panel.
WARNING: Make sure the blade guard
assembly is installed and working properly to
avoid serious personal injury.
■ Raise the locking handle on the rip fence to allow
the rails to move freely,
■ Lift off the sliding miter table assembly by raising
the miter locking clamps to release the grippers,
■ Remove the accessory table by swinging out the
lever and lifting the table up and out.
SLIDING MITER
TABLE ASSEMBLY
ACCESSORY
TABLE
Rotate the front rail clamps (under the front rail) to
the left and slide the front rail to the side where the
panel will rest. Lock the rail clamps after
positioning the front rail.
Rotate the rear rail clamps {under the rear rail) to
the left and position the rear rail to support the
panel. Align the rear rail with the front rail. Lock the
rail clamps after positioning the rear rail.
Place the accessory table onto the rails far enough
from the blade to help support the panel and lock
securely.
Place the sliding miter table assembly onto the
rails and lock securely. The miter table can be
rotated 180 degrees so the projecting base is at
the back of the work surface so you won't run into
it as you feed the panel into the blade. {Tables can
be placed on either side of blade.)
Position the rip fence the desired distance from the
blade for the cut and securely lock the handle-
place a support behind the saw for the cut work.
See Wide Table Kit and Quick Fold Table in
Accessories on page 9.
Make sure the panel is clear of the blade before
turning on the saw.
I Let the blade build up to full speed before feeding
the workpiece into the blade.
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